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[Tonedeff]

No more SMG love in Japan?

 

[Kyoufu]

No. Game is garbage. Total disgrace to the Musou series.

Disgrace to the Musou series? You make it sound like the series has actual standards of quality

 

[schuelma]

Ok, we don't have a solid Wii Sports number, but based on Famitsu data, it should be between 20-25K based on other Famitsu game numbers.

Last week Wii Sports sales were 13K, and hardware was at 36K.

Therefore, I'd guess Wii hardware at 50- 55K or so.

The streams may re-cross tomorrow.

 

[sprsk]

Disgrace to the Musou series? You make it sound like the series has actual standards of quality

Please disappear.

 

[Gahiggidy]

SMG will sell 4 Million worldwide at the least when all is said and done.

Why would Nintendo not develop another Mario?

Because the series is so shunned in the homeland, that they can't find any more young Japanese developers that are willing to work on it. Nintendo can't ignore the competition for new recruits, afterall.

 

[phez]

I said wow at DQ, literally.

 

[Great Rumbler]

Mario galaxy out of the top 10

It was 39,500 last week and this week it's probably around 35,000. So it's actually hanging in there.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

Because the series is so shunned in the homeland, that they can't find any more young Japanese developers that are willing to work on it. Nintendo can't ignore the competition for new recruits, afterall.

That might have been the first thing I've ever agreed with you on.

 

[AceBandage]

It was 39,500 last week and this week it's probably around 35,000. So it's actually hanging in there.

Indeed, it was pushed out by all the new games.
Depending on how it does next week, it could be back in the top ten.

 

[ccbfan]

Hmm on 1 hand I feel vindicated that SMG dropped out of the top 10 after I predicted it would and people jumped on me for it.

On the other hand SMG dropping out of the top 10 sucks.

 

[Hellsing321]

Damnit Galaxy start growing some legs!

 

[Rezbit]

I wouldn't be too worried about SMG. TP was a bomba in Japan and still sold awesomely Worldwide. I am beginning to question mainstream Japan's taste in games however.

 

[Kittonwy]

No. Game is garbage. Total disgrace to the Musou series.

What's wrong with it, sp0rsk? Please elaborate.

 

[ethelred]

DQ4 DS didn't best the PSX version's opening numbers, but it came pretty damn close, and that alone is impressive. The prior portable DQ remakes (1/2, 3) performed nowhere near as well as the console versions had. Now the 4 remake is showing console comparable performance.

 

[jakncoke]

Nice opening for Dragon Quest, how does that compare to other Dragon Quest openings ?

 

[Kuramu]

11. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)

You have disgraced yourselves Japan. You know what to do.

 

[Jonnyram]

Disappointing sales for DQ.
WE PS3... AFW!

 

[Evlar]

It's a good indication that DQIX can perform in the same league as the previous games.

 

[ccbfan]

I wouldn't be too worried about SMG. TP was a bomba in Japan and still sold awesomely Worldwide. I am beginning to question mainstream Japan's taste in games however.

I'm not worried about SMG, I'm worried about the hardcore fanbase on home consoles in Japan.

MArio and Zelda games will always be around, US alone is enough to support it.

My concern are the games that need Japan to survive.

 

[kenta]

WE PS3... AFW!

What is AFW? I assume it's something insulting but I just want to be clear

 

[sprsk]

What's wrong with it, sp0rsk? Please elaborate.

Its basically Madden 06 360: Musou. Features ripped out, characters ripped out, game feels totally unfinished, camera is fucked, they completely removed items. It's an absolute disaster.

Get Sengoku Basara 2 for your Wii or your PS2.

 

[Jonnyram]

What is AFW? I assume it's something insulting but I just want to be clear

It's not insulting, it's awesome-fucking-wowsome!

 

[Gahiggidy]

I all seriousness, I really can't imagine what EAD is thinking now after seeing its two oldest, most reliable, franchises drift downward in JPN consumer interest. I think the best bet to revive interest in Zelda and Mario over there is a drastic "simplyfying" of the gameplay.

 

[reilo]

What is AFW? I assume it's something insulting but I just want to be clear

Awesome Fucking Wowsome

 

[Tiktaalik]

Galaxy will probably hover around 30-40k for a while so it could get back into the top 10 easily on slow weeks.

 

[jj984jj]

Disappointing sales for DQ.

What? :lol

 

[Busaiku]

Were there any supply issues with DQIV?
I remember its 1st day was reported to be 70% sell through, and that has only 360k.
Either they really restocked over the weekend, or this is somewhere around 90+% sell-through.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

What the heck?

The DQ game sales are amazing, especially since it is the 2nd port of the game.

 

[Fafalada]

game feels totally unfinished, camera is fucked

That still sounds like every other Musou game I played.

Btw, anyone got last year numbers for PES? Is the new one bomb/success?

 

[mutsu]

Not sure why people are surprised by DQIV sales. It's Dragon Quest in Japan people.

Disappointing sales for DQ.

That's more like it. I was expecting more too.

 

[HomShaBom]

Disappointing sales for DQ.

It's all over for S-E.

 

[Jonnyram]

What? :lol

It only sold to 3% of the DS audience. That's pathetic. Look at WE PS3... that sold to over 10%! Now that's a real AFW success

 

[McLovin]

What the hell is up with wii owners?! Why aren't the good games selling

Spoiler

Ahh.. I shouldn't be saying that.. after all I did rent Mario Galaxy :X

 

[sprsk]

That still sounds like every other Musou game I played.

Btw, anyone got last year numbers for PES? Is the new one bomb/success?

If that's how you feel about the other Musou games, then just multiply it and you've got Musou6. Camera has always been a bad part of Musou games, but they managed to make it worse in 6.

 

[kenta]

It's not insulting, it's awesome-fucking-wowsome!

This really has turned into bizzarro world

But yes I agree, surprisingly good numbers

Edit: Ah, things are normal and I'm just dense. False alarm

 

[tanod]

Gonna put in an early request to Vinnk to be on the lookout for copies of WE on PS2 and PS3.

 

[VultureDude]

heh... well at least the next DQs will be on consoles... I bet S-E misses its financial projections because of this....

 

[Zombie James]

11. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)

11th?? Damn...

 

[Evlar]

All right, enough of this nonsense. Anyone have reliable estimates of DQIV retail pre-orders? I'm under the impression 600k is a virtual sell-out.

 

[sprsk]

Oh, yesterday when I went to go pick up action game of the year Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes, I noticed DQIV was sold out. Also, you need a preorder to get Wii Fit.

 

[Fady K]

It only sold to 3% of the DS audience. That's pathetic. Look at WE PS3... that sold to over 10%! Now that's a real AFW success

Sarcasm right? Theres no way you'd compliment anything PS related these days

 

[Jonnyram]

All right, enough of this nonsense. Anyone have reliable estimates of DQIV retail pre-orders? I'm under the impression 600k is a virtual sell-out.

It was around 90% sold through on Monday... apparently.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

heh... well at least the next DQs will be on consoles... I bet S-E misses its financial projections because of this....

I look forward to the bitching and moaning when that happens.

"I hate SquareEnix, they never announced the game for (insert favorite console here)."

 

[Error]

That's the lowest amount a Dragon Quest has ever sold in the first week, isn't it?

err... not even close

GBC Dragon Quest I&II 270K 75K 40K ... 740K (20001231)
GBC Dragon Quest III 154K 59K 60K ... 611K (20011230)
SFC Dragon Quest III 409K 136K 95K ... 967K (19971228)
PS1 Dragon Quest IV 621K 143K 72K ... 1.17 million (20021229)
PS2 Dragon Quest V 1049K 248K 97K ... 1.61 million (20041226)

 

[Chrono]

Why not? It's the fastest selling Mario game ever in the U.S. Worldwide it will be just fine.

We're talking about Nintendo here. I wouldn't be surprised if the game's failure in Japan pretty much doomed any plans for a sequel any time soon.

This also doesn't help their view on traditional games, but not like it matters anymore, Nintendo has changed and Galaxy is just speeding things up.

 

[jj984jj]

It only sold to 3% of the DS audience. That's pathetic. Look at WE PS3... that sold to over 10%! Now that's a real AFW success

Oh right! Attach-rate FTW!

 

[Grecco]

We're talking about Nintendo here. I wouldn't be surprised if the game's failure in Japan pretty much doomed any plans for a sequel any time soon.

This also doesn't help their view on traditional games, but not like it matters anymore, Nintendo has changed and Galaxy is just speeding things up.

And when Smash sells 600k its first week will it change Nintendo again? Jesus.

 

[reilo]

We're talking about Nintendo here. I wouldn't be surprised if the game's failure in Japan pretty much doomed any plans for a sequel any time soon.

This also doesn't help their view on traditional games, but not like it matters anymore, Nintendo has changed and Galaxy is just speeding things up.

Well, if there were a true 3D Mario sequel to happen, it wouldn't show up on a Nintendo console until the next generation. That has been the trend since Mario64.

 

[Fady K]

That Tecmo detective game NEEDS to come out stateside.

 

[SunkisTim535]

I didn't think this deserves a new thread so I thought I would post it here, and I'm not actually sure if it has been reported before. This is in reference to hardware sales, I just found at Gamespot:

Nintendo also reached two major milestones outside the US this week. Famitsu publisher Enterbrain is reporting that the DS has now sold 20.05 million units in Japan, thanks to the never-ending Brain Training craze still afflicting the island nation. The handheld hit the 20 million-unit mark in just three years--three years earlier than the previous fastest-selling game platform in the country, the PlayStation 2.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183452.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0